_______1. If 9x - 7 = 18y then 9x - 7 = ________?

a. 2y

b. 3y

c. 6y

d. y + 6

_________2. A student buys an MSA Reviewer Book for $175 after receiving a
discount of 12.5%. What was the marked price?

a. $ 187.50

b. $ 200

c. $ 225

d. $ 250

_________3. A town house unit was sold fir $2.50 M, yielding a 25% profit. For how
much would it be sold to yield only a 10% profit on the cost?

a. $ 2M

b. $ 2.25M

c. $ 2.2M

d. $2.45M

_________4. What single discount is equivalent to successive discounts if 5% and

10%?

a. 10.5%

b. 12.5%

c. 14.5%

d. 15%
_________5. How many miles are there in 40 kilometers?

a. 25

b. 64

c. 32

d. 60

_________6. If water tank can be filled 1 and 3/4 hours. What part of the tank can
be filled in exactly 1 hour?

a. 1/2

b. 3/4

c. 4/7

d. 1

_________7. If 5 items cost d dollars how much would x items cost at the same rate?

a. p / 5x

b. 5 / px

c. x / 5p

d. px / 55

_________8. In a group of 8, 000 applicants for a civil service examination, 1600

failed to take the first part of the test. What percent of the total applicants took the
first part of the test?

a. 20%

b. 30%

c. 40%

d. 80%

_________9. If the ratio a : b is 11 : 9, then a + b is ________?

 a. 9

b. 11

c. 20

d. can't be determined from the given information

___________10. If 4 men can paint a fence in 2 days, what part of the job can be
completed by one man in 8 days?

a. 1/4

b. 1/2

c. 3/4

d. whole job

___________11. Of John's salary, 1/10 is spent for clothing, and 1/4 for board and
lodging. What part of thesalary is left for other expenditures and savings?

a. 3/5

b. 13/20

c. 7/10

d. 2/5

___________12. Which of the following fractions is closest to 1/3 ?

a. 1/5

b. 2/5

c. 2/3

d. 3/5

___________13. Write 0.5 % as decimal.

a. 5

b. 0.5

c. 0.05
 d. 0.005

14. If 10 parts of alcohol is mixed with 15 parts of water, what part of the mixture is
alcohol?

a. 2/3

b. 2/5

c. 1/3

d. 3/5

___________15. If 2/5 of the workers in a factory go on vacation is September and 1/3

of the remainder take their vacation in October, what fraction of the workers take
their vacation in some other time?

a. 2/5

b. 1/3

c. 1/15

d. 4/15

___________16. A bill was passed by a vote of 7 : 5 . What part of the vote counts
were in favor of the bill?

a. 5/7

b. 7/12

c. 5/12

d. 7/5

___________17. If a man travels for half of an hour at 60 km/hr, and for quarter of an
hour for 120 km/hr, what is his average speed?

a. 80 kph
 b. 90 kph

c. 100 kph

d. 120 kph

_18. What part of an hour elapses between 9:52 AM and 10:16 AM ?

a. 2/5

b. 1/3

c. 1/6

d. 1/4

_________19. If the ratio of boys to girls is 3 : 7 . If the class has 40 students, how
many additional boys are needed to enroll to make the ratio 2 : 1 ?

a. 11

b. 33

c. 44

d. 50

_________20. If 45 feet of uniform wire weigh 5 kilograms, what is the weight of 30

yards o the same wire?

a. 5 kg

b. 10 kg

c. 15 kg

d. 20 kg

_________21. A school has enough oatmeal to feed 15 children in 4 days. If 5 more

children are added, how many days will the oatmeal last ?

a. 3

b. 12

c. 1
 d. 5

22. If a car can travel 60 km on 12 liters of gasoline, how many liters will be needed
in a 210 km trip ?

a. 30

b. 42

c. 45

d. 50

___________23. Write 7.5% as a fraction.

a. 3/4

b. 3/40

c. 3/400

d. 3/4000

___________24. Write 3/8 % as decimal.

a. 0.00375

b. 0.0375

c. 0.375

d. 3.75

___________25. Find 40% of 60.

a. 0.24

b. 2.4

c. 24

d. 240

26. Find 70% of 60.

a. 420
 b. 4.2

c. 4200

d. 42

_________27. What is 175% of 24 ?

a. 0.42

b. 4.2

c. 42

d. 420

_________28. What percent of 60 is 42 ?

a. 0.7

b. 7

c. 70

d. 1.428

_________29. 54 is 20% of what number ?

a. 2.7

b. 270

c. 10.8

d. 108

_________30. 24 is 150% of what number ?

a. 8

b. 12

c. 16

d. 18
____31. How many thirty- seconds are there in 62 % ?

a. 5

b. 8

c. 12

d. 20

___________32. A shirt marked $560 is sold for $392. What was the rate of discount ?

a. $ 168

b. $ 123

c. $ 30%

d. 70%

___________33. A kinder class has g number of girls and b number of boys. The ratio
of boys to girls is _____ ?

a. bg

b. b / (b+g)

c. g/b

d. b/g

_______

___________34. / 1 + 1 = _________ ?
25 144

a. 1/17

b. 17/60

c. 13/60

d. 12/13

35. A basketball team has won 24 games out of 36 games played. It has 24
more games to play. How many of these must the team win to make its record 80%
for the season ?

a. 12

b. 18

c. 18

d. 24

___________36. If prices are reduced by 25% sales increased by 33 % what is the

net effect on gross revenue ?

a. they increase by 8 and 1/3

b. they decrease by 8 and 1/3

c. they remain the same

d. they increase by 10%

e.

___________37. An 8-meter rope is cut so that one part is 3/5 of the other. How long
in meters, is the shorter segment ?

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

___________38. When the gasoline gauge of an automobile shows 1/8 full, 52.5 liters
is needed to completely fill the gasoline tank. What is the capacity, in liters of
the gasoline tank?

a. 48

b. 50

c. 56

d. 60
_39. What part of gallon is 7 pints, given that 1 quart = 2 pints, 4 quarts = 1 gal. ?

a. 7/8

b. 7/16

c. 7/4

d. 3/4

___________40. If 7 is added to four times a number, the result is 91. What is the
number ?

a. 21

b. 42

c. 32

d. 56

___________41. The area of a square is 36 sq. cm. What is the perimeter of the
square ?

a. 6 cm

b. 24 cm

c. 30 cm

d. 36 cm

___________42. A truck can carry a load of 8 / 9 tons. How many trips must the truck
make to deliver 10 and 2 / 3 tons of sand?

a. 8

b. 9

c. 10

d. 12

_43. What is the value of

6a2b3
______
if a = 2 and b = 3 ?
 9

a. 18

b. 24

c. 36

d. 72

_________44. Z + 4 = 4, then Z = _______?

Z

a. 1

b. 2

c. -1

d. -2

_________45. 1 1 = _________ ?
x 1
x

a. 1

b. 1/ x2

c. x2

d. 2x

______
_________46. x 0.0004 = 4 : x = _______ ?

a. 80

b. 100

c. 200

d. 400
47. A piece of wire is cut into three, so that the first is three times as long as the
second and the second is three times as long as the third. What part of the
entire piece is the shortest?

a. 1/9

b. 1/10

c. 1/13

d. 1/15

48. What is the average of the first 20 positive integers ?

a. 9

b. 9.5

c. 10

d. 10.5

49. A sales representative earns 5% commission on all sales between $ 20, 000 and
$ 60, 000, and 8% on all sales over $ 60,000. What is the commission in a week in
which her total sales was $ 80, 000 ?

a. $ 3, 600

b. $ 4, 600

c. $ 5, 600

d. $ 6, 400

_________
50. / 12 + 12
27 9

a. 16/9

b. 4/3

c. 3/4

d. 9/16
Mathematics Test 3

1. B

2. B

3. C

4. C

5. A

6. C

7. D

8. D

9. D

10. D 11. B

12. B

13. D

14. B

15. A

16. B

17. A

18. A

19. C

20. B 21. A

22. B

23. B

24. A

25. C

26. D
27. C

28. C

29. B

30. C 31. D

32. C

33. D

34. C

35. D

36. C

37. B

38. D

39. A

40. A 41. B

42. D

43. D

44. B

45. A

46. C

47. C

48. D

49. B

50. B

Solutions

1. If 9x - 7 = 18y then 9x - 7 = ________?

6
9x - 7 = 18y

9x - 7 = 18y
6 6

= 3y *Ans.

2. A student buys an MSA Reviewer Book for $175 after receiving a discount of
12.5%. What was the marked price?

1 MP - 0.125 MP = $175

0.875 MP = $175

7/8 MP = $175 (note : 7/8 is the fraction form of 0.875)

MP = $175 x (8/7)

MP = $200 *Ans.

3. A town house unit was sold fir $2.50 M, yielding a 25% profit. For how much
would it be sold to yield only a 10% profit on the cost?

Let C be the original cost of the house

Let 0.25C be the profit

C + 0.25C = $2.5 M

1.25C = $2.5M

1.25C = $2.5M
1.25 1.25

C = $2M

The new selling price that would yield at 10% profit on the cost would be :

= $2M + 0.10 ($2M)

= $2M + 0.20M
= $2.2M *Ans.
4. What single discount is equivalent to successive discounts if 5% and 10%?

The formula for a single rate of discount equivalent to the series of discounts is :

R = 1 - [(1 - r1) (1 - r2)...(1 - rn)]

for r1 = 5% and r2 = 10%

R = 1 - [(1 - 0.05) (1 - 0.10)]

= 1 - [(0.95) (0.90)]
= 1 - 0.855
= 0.145 or 14.5% *Ans.

5. How many miles are there in 40 kilometers?

1 mile = 1.6 kilometers

40 kilometers = 40 km x 1 mile
1.6 km

= 25 miles *Ans.

6. If water tank can be filled 1 and 3/4 hours. What part of the tank can be filled in
exactly 1 hour?

The part of the tank that can be filled in 1 hour is 1 + 1 and 3/4

=1 7
4

=1x 4
7

= 4 *Ans.
7

7. If 5 items cost d dollars how much would x items cost at the same rate?

The cost of x items = d x

5
 = dx *Ans.
5

8. In a group of 8, 000 applicants for a civil service examination, 1600 failed to take
the first part of the test. What percent of the total applicants took the first part of
the test?

Rate = 8000 - 1600 x 100%

8000

= 6400 x 100%
8000

= 0.8 x 100%

= 80% *Ans.

9. If the ratio a : b is 11 : 9, then a + b is ________?

The sum of a and b can't be determined from the given information because there
are infinite possibilities for this like;

a + b = 11 + 9
= 22 + 18
= 33 + 27 and so on...

d. can't be determined from the given information. *Ans.

10. If 4 men can paint a fence in 2 days, what part of the job can be completed by
one man in 8 days?

1 whole job x 1 man x 8 days

4 men x 2 days

8 whole jobs
8

1 whole job *Ans.

11. Of John's salary, 1/10 is spent for clothing, and 1/4 for board and lodging. What
part of the salary is left for other expenditures and savings?

Let x - be the part left.

x=1-(1 + 1)
10 4

= 1 - (2 + 5)
20

= 20 - 7
20 20

= 13 / 20 *Ans.

12. Which of the following fractions is closest to 1/3 ?

We can solve the problem by getting the LCM of the given fraction and all the
chioces.

The LCM = 15 then compare the differences of each choice to 1/3.

1/3 - 1/5 = 5/15 - 3/15 = 2/15

2/5 - 1/3 = 6/15 - 5/15 = 1/5 *Ans.

2/3 - 1/3 = 10/15 - 5/15 = 10/15

3/5 - 1/3 = 9/15 - 5/15 = 4/15

13. Write 0.5 % as decimal.

To change % to decimal, we drop the % sign and move the decimal point two places
to the left.

0.05 % = 0.005 *Ans.

14. If 10 parts of alcohol is mixed with 15 parts of water, what part of the mixture is
alcohol ?

The part of the mixture is alcohol = 10

10 + 15

= 10
25

= 2/5 *Ans.

15. If 2/5 of the workers in a factory go on vacation is September and 1/3 of

the remainder take their vacation in October, what fraction of the workers take their
vacation in some other time?

The fraction of the workers that take their vacation in some other time

= 1 - [ 2 + 1 (1 - 2 )]
5 3 5

= 1 - [ 2 + 1 ( 3 )]
5 3 5

=1-[2 + 1 ]
5 5

=1- 3
5

= 2 *Ans.
5

16. A bill was passed by a vote of 7 : 5 . What part of the vote counts were in favor
of the bill?

The part of the vote in favor of the bill : 7

7+5

= 7 / 12 *Ans.
17. If a man travels for half of an hour at 60 km/hr, and for quarter of an hour for
120 km/hr, what is his average speed?

d1/2 = 1 hr. x 60 km = 30 km
2 hr

d1/4 = 1 hr. x 120 km = 30 km

4 hr

Average speed = total distance

total time

( 30 + 30 )
(1 + 1)
2 4

( 30 + 30 ) km.
3 hr.
4

60 ( 4 ) kph
3

Ave. Speed = 80 kph. *Ans.

18. What part of an hour elapses between 9:52 AM and 10:16 AM ?

= 10:16 - 9:52

10:16 is also equal to 9:76 since 76 is equal to 1 hour and 16 minutes. 9

hours + 1 hour and 16 minutes = 10:16.

= 9:76 - 9:52 = 24 minutes

= 24 minutes x 1 hr
60 min

= 24 / 60 hrs.
= 2 / 5 hours *Ans.

19. If the ratio of boys to girls is 3 : 7 . If the class has 40 students, how
many additional boys are needed to enroll to make the ratio 2 : 1 ?

3x + 7x = 40 The number of boys : 3x = 3(4) = 12

10x = 40 The number of girls : 7x = 7(4) = 28

x = 40 since the desired ratio of boys to girls

10 is 2 : 1 .

x=4 the required number of boys is 2 x 28 = 56

so 56 - 12 = 44 more boys are needed. *Ans.

20. If 45 feet of uniform wire weigh 5 kilograms, what is the weight of 30

yards o the same wire ?

Let x - be the length of 30 yards of the same wire.

30 yards x 3 feet = 90 feet

yard

x = 5
90 45

x = 1
90 9

x = 10 kgs. *Ans.

21. A school has enough oatmeal to feed 15 children in 4 days. If 5 more

children are added, how many days will the oatmeal last ?

This problem is an example of an inverse proportion.

4 : 1/5 = x : 1 / (15 + 5)

4 : 1/15 = x : 1/20
 1x=4(1)
15 20

x = 1
15 5

x = 1 (15)
5

x = 3 days *Ans.

22. If a car can travel 60 km on 12 liters of gasoline, how many liters will
be needed in a 210 km trip ?

This is a direct proportion problem, Let x - be the number of liters needed.

x : 210 = 12 : 60

60x = 210 (12)

60x = 2520

x = 2520 / 60

x = 42 liters *Ans.

23. Write 7.5% as a fraction.

7.5% = 7.5
100

= 75
100

= 3 *Ans.
40

24. Write 3/8 % as decimal.

3/8 % = 0.375 %

= 0.00375 *Ans.

25. Find 40% of 60.

= 0.40 x 60

= 24 *Ans.

26. Find 70% of 60.

= 0.70 x 60

= 42 *Ans.

27. What is 175% of 24 ?

P = Rate x Base
= 1.75 x 24
= 42 *Ans.

28. What percent of 60 is 42 ?

R = P x 100%
B

R = 70% *Ans.

29. 54 is 20% of what number ?

N = 54 0.20

= 540 / 2

= 270 *Ans.
30. 24 is 150% of what number ?

24 = 1.5 x N

N = 24 / 1.5

N = 240 / 15

N = 16 *Ans.

31. How many thirty- seconds are there in 62 % ?

N = 62 %
32

N = 5
32 8

N = 5 (32)
8

N = 20 *Ans.

32. A shirt marked $560 is sold for $392. What was the rate of discount ?

Rate = discount x 100%

original price

= $560 - $392 x 100 %

$560

= $168 x 100%
$560

= 30% *Ans.

33. A kinder class has g number of girls and b number of boys. The ratio of
boys to girls is _____ ?
The ratio of boys to girls is b / g *Ans.

______
34. / 1 + 1 = _________ ?
25 144

_________
= / 144 + 25
25 144

_________
= / 169
(25 ) (144)

= 13
(5 ) (12)

= 13 / 60 *Ans.

35. A basketball team has won 24 games out of 36 games played. It has 24
more games to play. How many ofthese must the team win to make its
record 80% for the season ?

The total number of wins = 80% x (total no. of games played)

= 0.80 x ( 36 + 24 )
= 0.80 ( 60 )
= 48

Since they already won 24 games, they need to win 24 more games. * Ans.

36. If prices are reduced by 25% sales increased by 33 % what is the

net effect on gross revenue ?

Revenue = price x no. items sold

R=PxN

Rorig = PN

If prices are reduced by 25%

Rnew = ( P - 25% P) ( N + 33 N )

=(P-P)(N+N)

= ( P ) ( 4/3 N )

Rnew = PN
Rnew = Rorig

The revenues remain the same * Ans.

37. An 8-meter rope is cut so that one part is 3/5 of the other. How long in
meters, is the shorter segment ?

Let x - be the length of the shorter rope.

Let 8 - x be the length of the larger rope

x= 3 (8-x)
5

5x = 3 ( 8 - x )
5x = 24 - 3x
5x + 3x = 24
8x = 24
x = 3 meters * Ans.

38. When the gasoline guage of an automobile shows 1/8 full, 52.5 liters is
needed to completely fill thegasoline tank. What is the capacity, in liters
of the gasoline tank?

Let x - be the capacity in liters

x - 1 x = 52.5
2

7 x = 52.5
8

x = 52.5 ( 8 )
7
x = 60 * Ans.

39. What part of gallon is 7 pints, given that 1 quart = 2 pints, 4 quarts =
1 gal. ?

therefore, 8 pints = 1 gal.

7 pints = 7 pints x 1 gal

8 pints

= 7 / 8 gallon * Ans.

40. If 7 is added to four times a number, the result is 91. What is the
number ?

Let x - be the number.

4x + 7 = 91
4x = 91 - 7
4x = 84
x = 84 / 4
x = 21 * Ans.

41. The area of a square is 36 sq. cm. What is the perimeter of the
square ?

A = s2
36 = s2
_____
s = 36

s = 6 cm.

P = 4s
= 4 (6 cm.)
= 24 cm. * Ans.
42. A truck can carry a load of 8 / 9 tons. How many trips must the truck
make to deliver 10 and 2 / 3 tons of sand?

Let N - be the number of trips.

N = 10 8/9

= 32 8
3 9

= 32 x 9
3 8

= 12 trips * Ans.

43. What is the value of

6a2b3
______
if a = 2 and b = 3 ?
9

6a2b3
= ______

6(2)2(3)3
= ________

6(4)(27)
= ________

= 72 * Ans.

44. Z + 4 = 4
Z
This problem can be solved the easiest way by substituting each choice to
Z.
Z=1
1+ 4 =4
1

1+4=4

54

Z=2

2+ 4 =4
2

2+2=4

4 = 4 * Ans.

45. 1 1 = _________ ?
x 1
x

= 1 x
x 1

= 1 * Ans.

______
46. x 0.0004 = 4 : x = _______ ?

x (0.02) = 4
x = 4
0.02
x = 400
2
x = 200 * Ans.

47. A piece of wire is cut into three, so that the first is three times as long
as the second and the second is three times as long as the third. What
part of the entire piece is the shortest?

First part = 9x
Second part = 3x
Third part = x

9x + 3x + x = 13x

part = length of the shortest part

length of entire wire

= x
13x

= 1 / 13 * Ans.

48. What is the average of the first 20 positive integers ?

Average = sum of the numbers

numbers of items added

= 1 + 2 + + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 .... + 20
20

= 10.5 * Ans.

49. A sales representative earns 5% commission on all sales between $ 20,

000 and $ 60, 000, and 8% on all sales over $ 60,000. What is the
commission in a week in which her total sales was $ 80, 000 ?

Commission = 5% (6000) + 8% (80,000 - 60,000)

= 0.05 (60,000) + 0.08 (20,000)

= 3,000 + 1,600

= $ 4, 600 * Ans.
 _________
50. / 12 + 12
27 9

_________
/ 4 + 4
9 3

_________
/ 4 + 12
9

_____
/ 16
9

= 4 / 3 * Ans.